1980s

Lets say the 1953 aliens wait another 30 years for their invasion of Earth. The tripods land in the exact same locations as they did in the movie in June of 1983. Since both the Eastern and Western Blocs have had 3 decades of military buildups, advancements in technology, and changes in...

This is intended to be a continuation of this discussion thread that I find interesting. https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/let-hans-aspergers-work-be-translated-at-least-10-years-earlier.425969/ What would be the timeline’s events for this thread? What would allow for this event...

America Needs A Hart A Gary Hart Story Prologue The sun rises on a cold morning in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It’s election day in America however little that fact resonates on many in the country. Most Americans have their minds set on what’s happening thousands of miles away in...

In from the late 70s to the late 80s there was conlifct in africa between Chad and Libya. In the end Libya lose but it was also known as the Toyota War. So let's say that the Soviets and the Eastern Bloc decide to give more weapons, supplies and even soldiers to help Gaddafi and defeat Chad...

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. - Richard Nixon. If there is ever a man who can claim the title of the one I am so endlessly fascinated by, it is Richard Nixon. The boy from Yorba Linda, the snappy...

Basically, the challenge is, without Political Dystopia or Nuclear war, have a timeline which, by an alternate 2023, most American Pop Culture in the last 35 years we know doesn't exist, with a POD after the year 1985. The doesn't need to be from pop culture.

This Abominable System Introduction I’ve debated doing this for quite some time. As a political science graduate student whose bachelor’s had an emphasis in International Relations, I love wide-spanning alternate histories (shoutout A House Divided by Patrick @prolemasses on Twitter and Jimmy...

As it says in the title, assuming a victory in the 1980 election over Ronald Reagan. (POD take your pick, no Playboy interview, no Eagle Claw fiasco/partial success of Eagle Claw, or even no hostage crisis to start with, or one where it is resolved quickly without much drama, etc.) What can a...

How it actually happens is not the focus point of this. But if the Warsaw Pact/the Eastern Bloc and the USSR right after had completely collapse between 1979-1981 instead of 1989-1991, how would both United States and that of the world culture evolve without the Soviet Union around and...

NEWS REPORTER: Breaking news, just into our newsroom, Sheboygan - Fond du Lac remains firmly in Conservative hands. This electoral triumph propels Mr. Gaylord to a commanding majority of 375 seats at this very moment. Our trusty computers project a functional yet somewhat precarious majority of...

Exactly what it says on the title. Let's say the Bulls fire Doug Collins one year early in 1988, Sloan rejects the Jazz's offer, and the original Bull goes home. Are MJ and Pippen as successful OTL in the next ten or so years? Bonus: What do you think happens to Phil Jackson? I kinda wanna see...

Part 1 Intro November 12, 1980 Kennedy Space Center, Florida Launch of Apollo 40 Crew: John Young-CDR Francis "Dick" Scobee-CMP Anna Fisher-MEMP Three Astronauts, donned in their space suits step inside a Command Module. It was the launch of the 37th Manned Apollo Mission and it was about...

With a PoD no early than Ford's inauguration, who is the best candidate to be a Democrat President who wins the 1976 and 1980 elections? I'm still open to the possibility of it being Carter, but it you suggest Carter, what should Carter do differently to put him in the best position to beat...

May, 1st, 1980 After being delayed a week for technical issues The United States of America initiated Operation Eagle Claw to rescue the Iranian Embassy hostages. While there were some hiccups in the operation, the hostages would be successfully rescued and returned to the United States within...

In OTL Birch Bayh ran for President in 1976 but dropped out early in the primaries. What if he had won the democratic nomination and the presidency that year? What would he have done differently than Carter as President? Would he have been re-elected in 1980? What impact would his presidency...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. This final part will be covering the Americas, the last bastion of freedom in the world...

I am fascinated by stories about nuclear warfare or WW3 that do not actually cause the apocalypse, or cause the a majority of the world to turn into Fallout, Wasteland, Atom RPG, or Mad Max, even despite nuclear strikes on massively populated cities, millions of deaths, and a total reset of...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. This first part of the timeline will be covering events in Asia and Oceania, a region where...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In part one, we covered the timeline of events in Europe, which can be found here...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In part one, we covered the timeline of events in Europe, which can be found here...